Al Ain Oasis Project draws nearly 100,000 visitors in two months after official re-launch
Abu Dhabi: Al Ain City Municipality has opened a night-time light and sound experience called Sura at Al Ain Oasis, which drew almost 100,000 visitors in its first two months of launching. The municipality also presented a new analytics platform, ORA, at LIVEX 2026, the Livability and Investment Exhibition. It brings municipal data together to identify service gaps and direct investment to the…
The Al Ain City Municipality has launched a night-time light and sound experience called Sura at the Al Ain Oasis, which attracted nearly 100,000 visitors in just two months since its official re-launch. This innovative project aims to preserve the site's natural and cultural heritage while offering new activities for residents and visitors.
Mai Al Kaabi, an analytics specialist at the municipality, explained that Sura combines light, sound, and an elevated walkway with 770 new trees to recreate the experience of finding water sources used by previous generations. The installation also features 16 new restaurants and cafés to attract the younger crowd. In parallel, the municipality presented the ORA (Operations Room & Analytics Platform), a data-driven management tool that consolidates municipal information to identify service gaps and direct investment towards districts with the greatest needs.
Dr. Asma Al Falasi, Head of Analysis and Reports Section at Al Ain Municipality, emphasized that ORA transforms fragmented data into actionable intelligence, enabling decision-makers to have a clearer picture of conditions on the ground. The platform supports the municipality's transition from a reactive operating model to a more proactive and data-driven approach.
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